John Wheelock’s discharge, 1790 March 4
Date4 March, 1790
Call Number790204.1
abstractJohn Wheelock relinquishes claims on the funds collected by Whitaker and Occom and deposited with the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge. The discharge is certified by John Hancock.
handwritingDocument appears to be written in three different hands; it is clear, legible, with very few additions and deletions. Letter case is occasionally difficult to decipher, especially with regard to the letter S.
paperGood condition, with minor creasing, staining and wear.
inkBrown.
noteworthySignature reading “John Hancock” does not appear to be original — note the identical “H” in both “Holten” and “Hancock.” The L.S. above the signature means “locus sigilli” or “place of the seal” likely indicating where Hancock’s seal would be if the document were original. See also 790204.2, which is a copy or draft of this document, which itself is also likely a copy.
signatureThere are several signatures.
EventsFundraising Tour of Great Britain
County of Grafton and state of New Hampshire L.L.D.
president of Moor's Indian Charity School in said Ha
nover (which School was originally founded by my
hon'd Father, the late reverend Eleazer Wheelock D.D.
at Lebanon in Connecticut) sole succeſsor to my
said hon,d Father in the presidency of the said School,
and one of the Executors of his last Will and Testa
ment, for and in conſideration of the Sum of Six
hundred and fifty eight pounds, eleven ſhillings, and
eleven pence 1/4 Sterling money of great Britain,
covenanted by the Society in Scotland for the propaga
ting Christian knowledge, to be paid by duely ho
nouring my two Sets of Exchange drawn on them
in favour of Thomas Ruſsell Esq: or order, dated Boston
June 15th Anno Domini one thouſand seven hundred
and eighty nine, one of which Sets being for three hun
dred pounds Sterling and the other Set three hundred
and fifty Eight
1/4 Stirling, have given up and relinquished, and do
by these preſents give up releaſe and relinquish all
claim or demand (other than said Sum of Six hun
dred and fifty eight pounds, eleven ſhillings, and eleven
pence 1/4 Sterling, together with other payments hereto
fore
fore made) which I have, or may, or ought to
have on the funds collected by Doct.r Whitaker
and Mr Occom, and deposited by them in the hands
of said Society in Scotland for the use and be
nefit of Said Moors' Indian Charity School, for,
and on account of any Expenditures, which have
been incurred by said Doctr Eleazer Wheelock and my
self, or either of us in proſecution of the important
object of propagating Christianity and Civilization
among the Indian natives of America, prior to the
fifteenth day of June last past. — — — —
operate as a discharge therefrom until payment shall
have been made of the two Sets of Exchange above
mentioned — And, alſo, that this discharge shall not
be construed to intend or imply arelinquishment
of right or claim to said fund for defraying future
expences of said School, which may arise in prose
cution of the objects, for which the monies, of which
said fund is constituted, were collected. — — —
hand and seal this fourth day of March in the
Year of our Lord, one thousand ſeven hundred and
ninety — — —
John Wheelock
in preſence of
David Morey —
Edward McLane .
Then the revd John Wheelock made ſolemnoath
to the truth of the foregoing, by him ſubscribed
before S. Holten Jus. Peace. through the
el Holten Esq: is a Justice of the
peace throughout this Common
wealth duely conſtituted and Sworn:
and that to his Acts and attestations,
as on this paper, full faith and
credit is and ought to be given both
in and out of court.
[left]L.S.
[left]John Hancock
public ſeal of the Commonwealth aforeſaid to
be hereto affixed this Sixth day of March A.D.
1790: and in the fourteenth year of the indepen[illegible]
dence of the united ſtates of America —
By His Excellency's command
John Avery Junr Secretary.
a true copy atteſt.
Peter Thacher aſsist. Secy to the
board of commiſsioners in Boſton